June 29, 2011

My partner and I arrived just in time to make the official start time of the march, our “Stop Slut Shaming” sign in hand, to join a small group in the middle of Library Mall. We delayed for about half-an-hour, mostly, I think, just trying to build up even a few more bodies to our small group. There was little sense of organization, and I really didn’t know who was in charge. No one spoke to those who had gathered to rally us.

The actually beginning of the march was hard to mark. One man milling about moved a few steps towards the capitol, and I think I heard him quietly murmur a call to start marching, but I really wasn’t certain. Looking around, I could see he had begun to make uncertain steps towards the capitol, but no one seemed to realize that this was a “start”. I remember saying something like, “Um, I think he’s starting,” in an attempt to keep a connection between what few people we had and the people who might be leading the event, and we all somewhat awkwardly gathered up and began to march....

By the time we had arrived at the capitol square, our numbers had swelled to something in the high-twenties to perhaps thirty people. In theory we were supposed to round the Capitol building, but we stopped after making it to the first corner, much to the seeming relief of most of the marchers. It was a hot day, and our small group hadn’t built up any real energy even in our own members. We milled around the water fountain that had stopped some of us up, and after some brief chatter, all slowly melted away in the sun.

In theory we were supposed to round the Capitol building, but we stopped after making it to the first corner, much to the seeming relief of most of the marchers. It was a hot day, and our small group hadn’t built up any real energy even in our own members. We milled around the water fountain that had stopped some of us up, and after some brief chatter, all slowly melted away in the sun.

As they say, "you can march a slut to a water fountain, but you can't make her drink." I remember the post last night was about screwed up Wisconsin people, which is the usual result when sluts become the community's heroines.

A truly empowered womyn doesn't need to wait for a murmuring agent of the phallocracy to tell her when the march is supposed to begin!

My favorite part: "With multiple wars abroad, a troubled economy, and the local concerns for worker’s and people’s rights in a Walker administration, I’m sure that there are some who think something like a Slut Walk is not important enough to take the time to support."

So is it the Walker administration that's responsible for the multiple wars abroad and the lousy economy, or is that still Bush's fault? Just askin'...

I really appreciate the comment by "Lucas"- she starts out by proclaiming that women have a right to dress as slutty as they want and shouldn't have to worry about bad things happening to them, then goes on to shill for a company that she works for that offers a product which will allow instant communication with friends and family to help keep women safe (I'm not sure how that's different from a cell phone.)

I thought women shouldn't have to worry about being unsafe! Which, in the case of clothing, apparently means that they must pretend that such a risk doesn't exist. How is carrying around some safety product any different?

lyssalovelyredhead said...I don't know whether to be amused or sickened by the fact that these women appear to sincerely believe that any men involved are involved because they support and respect them.

How else do you pick up chicks?

I don't know about anybody else, but after I got done with my baby killing tour of Nam, I went to a lot of anti-war rallies just to pitch up chicks. Depending on the circumstances I could play the guy expecting to get called up by his draft board or the tramatized vet back from Nixon's war who needed some comfort in the dark to avoid the awful nightmares.

Just kidding, I came back and joined ROTC before going back in as an Officer :)

I can't think of "slutwalk" without thinking "cakewalk." You know, the game at school functions that's a hybrid of a traditional cakewalk and musical chairs. You dance around until the music stops, then you look down at the square you're on to see if you won a cake. Everyone was asked to donate a cake for the cakewalk, and so few participated, that anyone who wanted could go home with six or seven cakes.

But yeah. Next time have all the skanks lay down on the pavement, then start a slutwalk. When the music stops, look down to see if you're standing over a slut. If you are, you can take her home.

As I said yesterday in another thread, we expect men to control their nature, but not women. It's sexist to assume that women can't control themselves, so men must carry the full responsibility. I know men are superior, but feminists should not be out advertising it.

Madison is like China in the 1960s, with Chairman O's little soldiers calling for endless marches to proclaim fealty to The Cause, and rebel against those heretics seen as unfaithful to the Dogma (i.e. Althouse).

The political becomes the personal, and nothing else remains. The 24/7 liberal even sleeps the Correct Way.

If you pound a lot of nails, it doesn't make you a carpenter, but if you s--k one c--k you are a c--ks-cker forever. Which I think is cool, and people should be proud of the titles they have earned through hard work and sacrifice. Credentials, if you will.

I recently received an email at my job at State U with a list of slogans uttered by our party...er, academic leaders extolling diversity, how it makes every part of lives better! So far they haven't told us to print them on banners and carry them around.

Is that even true anymore? Sure, I guess it is in some circles, but mostly these days, the kind of people who would call a woman a slut would call a man something like that for the same behavior, and the kind of people who would high five a man for sleeping around would see little problem with a woman 'hooking up'.

The author of the article objects to being called a whore (by "some budding misogynists") but enthusiastically parades around in public as a slut. At least a whore makes some money. A slut gives it away for free.

This is great news that in the new Madison Sluthood releases the sexual repression that forced the female Shoplifter's crimewave in old Madison. Ids are free at last, free at last, thank Freud Almighty they are free at last.

Scott M said...The hell you say. Paratrooper is the best job in the military

Last time he had the little brown comrades with sloped foreheads shooting ak's at him and putting shit smeared bamboo stakes in pits to snare him, not only that, the beer was either nasty local stuff or 105 degree PBR

Last time he had the little brown comrades with sloped foreheads shooting ak's at him and putting shit smeared bamboo stakes in pits to snare him, not only that, the beer was either nasty local stuff or 105 degree PBR

Yeah, but that was the same situation for the legs too. Only the zoomies and squids had it better. Maybe the armor (what little there was) too.

That's what made me go armor as an officer... Standing in a stinking rice paddy wet to my waist in 110 degree heat watching tanks go by with lawn chairs, beach umbrellas and ice chests on the back deck.

On the other hand he says he earned 2 SS, 3 BS and a PH, so life wasn't all iced beer/soda and shady siestas

Serious answer: Sluts (if you are a pure Marxist); Sex workers (if you are a feminist Marxist).

Marx believed that prostitution "is only a specific expression of the general prostitution of the laborer." He wanted to have the "community of women" be shared by the men. What a guy. Of course, the gals didn't all feel like be shared around so they came up with the notion of sex workers for those certain ladies who didn't mind being shared around.

In Wild Swans, Jung Chang writes about how Mao rounded up all the prostitutes for re-education. Those that went back to their old ways were executed.....Western observers at the time thought it was just wonderful how Mao with his egalitarian program and ideals had eliminated prostitution from China......And Cuba has a terrific health care program.

Your post could be pretty close to a copyright violation, if not. The "Oh No" link is hardly proper credit to the author and it looks like your article is just a cut and paste without any form of critique.

I heard about the Madison event by chance in a random conversation with some people I didn't know, and it was after the event. It's sad that what I'm reading seems to share the same sentiment in this article, that it was poorly organized and missed harnessing the energy intended for SlutWalks now going on globally.

The SlutWalk in Milwaukee is o August 13th, a decision made by its leader so that there would be ample time to plan, communicate, and gather. I would encourage anyone in Madison and within driving distance of Milwaukee to consider participating in SlutWalk Milwaukee. There's a FB page, twitter @slutwalkmke, website www.slutwalkmilwaukee.org.